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Trailer hits for SyFy's Doomsday (aka Annihilation Earth)
8 December 2009 10:02 AM, PST
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Luke Goss stars in Nick Lyon's Annihilation Earth, a post-apocalyptic TV movie that was once called Doomsday, but was changed when it was mistakenly taken to be a series based on Neil Marshall's film of the same name (and since we broke that rumor, my apologies).
Anyway, now that that confusion is over and done with, SyFy has given the flick a release date (December 12, 2009) and released the first destruction filled trailer.
Synopsis:
An attack on a supercollider puts the planet on a collision course with total destruction.
Annihilation Earth was written by Rafael Jordan and also stars the great Colin Salmon, Xenia Seeberg and Theo Cross.
Trailer after the break.
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First details and images of Luke Goss and Sarah Douglas from Witchville
14 November 2009 4:53 PM, PST
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We've been sitting on this for a while now, but since the cat is ever so slowly climbing out of the bag on Pearry Reginald Teo's top secret Witchville projct, we feel inclined to start sharing some of what little info is out there right now.
First off, Witchville is indeed the fantasy project that Teo was filming in China back in August. We've tracked down a detailed synopsis for you, as well as two pretty random images that were snapped of Luke Goss on a monitor and Sarah Douglas on set in full eagle headdress. Having grown up watching Douglas in V, Conan the Destroyer and Superman, I think it's pretty apropos casting on Teo's part.
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When Prince Malachy returns to his father's kingdom after the Crusades his first impression is that a bad harvest is the reason that the villagers are sick and hungry. But his
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'The Crow' Remake Starts Casting
2 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST
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The following seems like a non-story, but things have been quiet around the planned reboot of The Crow lately, so I figured, why not remind people it’s actually happening?
According to The Geek Files over at Coventry Telegraph, executives at Relativity Media are excited about the script turned in by director Stephen Norrington, and the project has entered the casting stages. The Crow, for those unfamiliar with the property, revolves around a rock musician murdered with his girlfriend; he returns from the dead one year later, seeking revenge on those responsible.
Originally a graphic novel, Alex Proyas directed the 1994 movie version starring Brandon Lee as the titular character. Three movie sequels and a TV show followed, but by 2005’s The Crow: Wicked Prayer, the series was going direct-to-video.
When interviewed, Norrington hinted his version of The Crow would be realistic and almost documentary-like. This would be a significant contrast from the gothic,
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Luke Goss and those rumours linking him to The Crow reboot
2 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST
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We recently heard that the proposed new version of The Crow is entering the casting stage after the script - by Stephen Norrington, who will also direct - was well received by studio chiefs at Relativity Media.
The Crow centres on a rock musician who is murdered trying to rescue his girlfriend from thugs and returns from the dead a year later to exact revenge. (You can read more about the reboot here)
The character was previously seen in a 1994 film starring Brandon Lee; three sequels: The Crow: City of Angels in 1996, The Crow: Salvation in 2000, and The Crow: Wicked Prayer in 2005; and a TV series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven in 1998.
Rumours have linked Luke Goss to the lead role in the new film. Goss, a former member of boy band Bros, is well-versed in fantasy roles, having played vampire Nomak in Blade 2, the creature in
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Geek gossip: FlashForward, Wolverine, The Crow, Captain America, Lobo
22 October 2009 5:49 AM, PDT
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Marc Guggenheim, co-showrunner/executive producer of new sci-fi series FlashForward, has departed, leaving co-creator David Goyer to fly solo, says The Hollywood Reporter.
No reason was given for his exit but many sites claim ratings are already falling and the network was unhappy with the quality of the storytelling. I'm a little mystified with this as I think all four episodes so far have been excellent.
20th Century Fox has announced that X-Men Origins: Wolverine holds the record as the best-selling new release Blu-ray of the year and is one of the top 10 best-selling Blu-ray titles ever. Watch out for my review of the release (I bought it myself as the promised preview copy never arrived from the PR people).
A reboot of The Crow, to be written and directed by Stephen Norrington, is picking up steam, says Mania.com, with news that Norrington's script has been "very well-received" by Relativity Media.
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Secret Identity: Five Actors Who Could Play Captain America's Nemesis, The Red Skull
1 October 2009 9:28 AM, PDT
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With the popularity of last week's "Who Should Play Captain America" poll and Secret Identity's Captain America casting call, it's only fair that Steve Rogers' greatest nemesis gets his turn in the Splash Page spotlight.
The Red Skull is one of Marvel's most loathsome villains, meaning that an actor capable of such a sinister performance is required for "The First Avenger: Captain America." We've already seen a classic Marvel rogue mishandled on screen in the form of Doctor Doom—going a similar route with the Skull would completely neuter the "Captain America" movie.
For a successful Cap flick, Marvel needs someone to faithfully bring the terrifying villain to life—and these five actors have exactly what it takes.
Ralph Fiennes: As Lord Voldemort He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in the "Harry Potter" franchise, actor Ralph Fiennes has already portrayed one of popular culture's most iconic and prominent villains. He didn't land that role by chance,
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News Flash: ‘Magdalena’ Update and Jenna Dewan’s ‘American Virgin’ Releases on DVD in the UK
25 September 2009 7:47 PM, PDT
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Channing Tatum's wife Jenna Dewan is currently busy studying her scripts and filming the nighttime drama "Melrose Place". Us fans have to wait until episodes 7 and 8 later this season to check out Jenna in her new role, but UK fans get to see Jenna in one of her latest movies even sooner.
Jenna Dewan stars in the teen comedy 'American Virgin' with veteran comedian Rob Schneider and fans in the UK will be able to get the film on DVD and Blu-ray next month.
'American Virgin' is about a freshman college girl named Priscilla White (played by Jenna). After involuntarily over indulging and becoming drunk for the first time in her life, she discovers her sinful shenanigans have been caught on camera by a shoddy video producer (played by Rob Schneider). With her scholarship for college coming from an abstinence group who believe in no sex before marriage,
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'Fringe' Season Two: 'A New Day In The Old Town' Recap
17 September 2009 7:48 PM, PDT
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To say that Special Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) has been on an out-of-this-world journey is a bit misleading, seeing as she didn't vacate the planet Earth... but she still visited an entirely different Earth nonetheless.
Confused? Well, welcome to "Fringe."
The first season of the J.J. Abrams-created television series concluded with Dunham's relocation to an alternate reality in the presence of the mystifying Dr. William Bell (Leonard Nimoy), who has set up shop inside of the still-standing World Trade Center in one of presumably many distinctions between the two worlds.
But that's not where we are when the second season premiere begins. The episode, penned by Abrams and Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, opens with a car crash.
The victim is a partially amnesiac Olivia Dunham, clearly returned from the alternate universe but with no memories of her excursion. On her trail is a murderous shape-shifter (mostly played by
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Magdalena Movie Promises To Be Like Da Vinci Code, but with More Action
29 August 2009 11:43 AM, PDT
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One upcoming comic book-movie adaptation that we haven't had any news of lately is an adaptation of the Top Cow title Magdalena. But thanks to MTV, we just got an update from the screenwriter herself.
The movie already has a cast, a writer, and a director. Magdalena chronicles the adventures of a direct descendant of Mary Magdalene named Patience, who protects the world against evil using a variety of supernatural powers. Writing the script is Holly Brix (The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations) and set to direct is Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura, who made his Us debut with The Midnight Meat Train. Set to star as Patience is Step Up actress Jenna Dewan, along with Luke Goss as her mentor, Kristof.
Even though Brix hasn't officially begun writing the script, here's her take on how the movie will go:
Obviously, I read all the comics and we talked about different versions of the story,
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Writer Update on 'Magdalena' Adaptation with Jenna Dewan
28 August 2009 5:19 PM, PDT
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There's an under-the-radar project we haven't written about yet called Magdalena. It's an adaptation of a Top Cow comic book that already has a cast, a writer, and a director. Magdalena chronicles the adventures of a direct descendant of Mary Magdalene named Patience who protects the world against evil using a variety of supernatural powers. Writing the script is Holly Brix (The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations) and set to direct is Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura, who made his Us debut with The Midnight Meat Train. Set to star as Patience is Step Up actress Jenna Dewan, along with Luke Goss as her mentor, Kristof.
MTV just talked with the screenwriter, Holly Brix, who talked openly about what she's planning to do, even though she hasn't even officially started writing. Here's one of her better answers about choosing a story.
"Obviously, I read all the comics and we talked about different
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Exclusive: 'Magdalena' Screenwriter Weighs In On Story, Cast, Comparisons And More...
27 August 2009 1:17 PM, PDT
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Last we heard from the "Magdalena" camp, the upcoming adaptation of the Top Cow property had landed "Midnight Meat Train" director Ryûhei Kitamura to helm the project, with "The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations" writer Holly Brix penning the screenplay.
Chronicling the adventures of a direct descendant of Mary Magdalene who protects the world against evil using a variety of supernatural powers, "Magdalena" already has its stars in "Step Up" actress Jenna Dewan (playing the heroine, Patience) and "Hellboy II" actor Luke Goss (playing Patience's mentor, Kristof). Last year, we featured a week of video interviews with Dewan (we've embedded some of them in this post), and now we thought we'd check in with the new "Magdalena" writer to see where the project's at these days—and where she's planning to take it.
MTV: Where is the film at right now? Where are you in the process?
Holly Brix: Right now,
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Geek talk: All the latest TV, movie and comics gossip
24 July 2009 11:34 AM, PDT
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Actor Denzel Washington has returned to 20th Century Fox's runaway train movie Unstoppable after earlier dropping out over a $4million pay cut, reports Variety. After discussions with director Tony Scott, he reached an agreement with the studio.
Filming is to begin in September on Battle: Los Angeles, about a platoon of Marines taking on an alien invasion. The only cast announced so far is Aaron Eckhart, although an extensive casting call went out last month. Jonathan Liebesman (who helmed the 2006 horror prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) will direct for Sony's Columbia Pictures from a script by Scott Silver and Christopher Bertolini, with a release date slated for 2010.
Paul W.S. Anderson is to return to the director's chair for Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth instalment in the franchise, says Production Weekly. Anderson wrote all the previous films, directed the first one and then produced the next two.
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Magdalena Adaptation Gets A Director
24 July 2009 12:00 AM, PDT
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Marc Silvestri, best known in comics as a renowned artist on the “X-Men” titles, one of the cofounders of Image Comics, Top Cow CEO and executive producer of the big-screen adaptation of “Wanted”, is taking on the executive producer role again for an upcoming comic book adaptation.
Variety and MTV Splashpage are reporting that he has found a director for “Magdalena”, a big-screen adaptation of the long-running Top Cow character that will star Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss. Ryûhei Kitamura (”Midnight Meat Train”) will be directing.
Writer Holly Brix (”The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations”) and producers Gale Anne Hurd (”Terminator 2″) Platinum Studios head Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, [...]
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News Flash: Director and Writer Chosen for Jenna Dewan's 'Magdalena'
22 July 2009 9:13 PM, PDT
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Jenna Dewan is preparing to star as heroine Patience in the 2010 live action film 'Magdalena', which is based on a popular Top Cow comic book.
In the film, Patience discovers that she's a part of the lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene who fight supernatural evil. The film also stars Luke Goss who plays Kristof, an agent sent by the secret organization that has been the guardian of the Magdalena lineage.
Before Jen begins the rigorous training she will have to go through for the film, she is accompanying Chan on his current 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra' around-the-world press tour.
Via her new official Twitter Jenna let us know from London this morning that Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura ('Midnight Meat Train') has now been chosen to helm 'Magdalena', and feels that "he is such a unique visionary".
In Variety we get a few more details.
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Sdcc: Top Cow’s ‘Magdalena’ Comic Bound for Big Screen
22 July 2009 5:00 PM, PDT
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Producer Gale Anne Hurd, who seemingly has a love for comic book adaptations after having produced two version of The Hulk and The Punisher for the big screen, has now teamed up with Platinum Studios to bring Top Cow’s comic The Magdalena to your local multiplex. In case you’re not familiar, The Magdalena concerns a descendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene who is a soldier for a secret order of cardinals who fight evil in its many forms.
She has the ability to see into people’s hearts and give them a chance to redeem themselves. She also wields the Spear of Destiny, a spear that pierced Jesus’ side during the crucifiction, as a weapon against the forces of darkness. Versus, Midnight Meat Train and Godzilla: Final Wars director Ryuhei Kitamura has been tapped to take on the directing chores for the film.
Holly Brix, whos past credits
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Top Cow's 'Magdalena' Film Recruits 'Midnight Meat Train' Director
22 July 2009 2:00 PM, PDT
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Former X-Men artist, Image co-founder and Top Cow CEO Marc Silvestri seems to have found a new niche in Hollywood production. The "Wanted" executive producer will repeat that role on his company's next movie adaptation "Magdalena" with newly announced director Ryûhei Kitamura.
Valhalla Motion Pictures and Platinum Studios signed Kitamura, who most recently directed Clive Barker's "Midnight Meat Train." Also new to the "Magdalena" team is "The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations" writer Holly Brix. Silverstri's production team for the religious history-inspired action tale includes Gale Anne Hurd of "Terminator 2," Platinum Studios head Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Top Cow president Matt Hawkins, according to Variety.
The movie, slated to star Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss, follows Top Cow's original title character, a descendant from Jesus Christ's bloodline via Mary Magdalene. Endowed with the ability to look into human hearts and show evil-doers the errors of their ways, Magdalena uses her
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Shining In Some Magdalena
22 July 2009 9:41 AM, PDT
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From Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Pictures, who’ve brought us such movies like Armageddon, Punisher: War Zone and The Incredible Hulk, along with Platinum Studios bring us yet another comic book adaptation. The folks of Top Cow Productions team up with these two to bring the mystical action/drama Magdalena to the big screen.
Set to already write the film is Holly Brix who penned The Butterfly Effect 3. Along for the ride is Ryuhei Kitamura, who directed Versus, Sky High and The Midnight Meat Train to name a few, who will jump into the director’s chair once again.
“Both Kitamura and Brix bring very unique visions to ‘ Magdalena ,’” said Hurd. “Kitamura’s visual style coupled with Brix imaginative narrative will truly make ‘ Magdalena ’ a compelling film on screen” added Hurd.
“We have wanted to work with Kitamura for some time and his appetite for the material is infectious,
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Ryuhei Kitamura gets his next big Hollywood movie. Top Cow’s ‘Magdalena’.
22 July 2009 9:03 AM, PDT
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For a lot of us watching the career of Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura is like breaking up with your favorite girlfriend. There was so much promise to the relationship. At first there were plenty of good times, thrills and laughs. But then things got stale in the relationship; you were doing the same thing over and over again. She would go on and on and on, just didn’t know when to shut up. And then she dumped you for that asshole Hollywood cause he’s got a shinier, newer car than you. She’s a bitch but [sobs] you still love her man!
Well, Kitamura always wanted to go to Hollywood and make Big movies and honestly there are few other Japanese directors who could have made that transition, let alone as easily as he did, and make hollow but kinetic action films that serve more as eye candy than anything else.
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Ryuhei Kitamura to Direct Top Cow’s Magdalena
21 July 2009 8:42 PM, PDT
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Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura is going to be one busy guy in the next few years. Mere days after we learned he would be directing the horror movie “Teratoma” for Joel Soisson, Kitamura is now being attached to direct Top Cow Comic’s big-screen version of their “Magdalena” comic book series. The movie was previously announced last year, with “Step It Up’s” Jenna Dewan attached to star as the titular holy warrior, a descendant of Mary Magdalene and protector of the Catholic Church. Luke Goss is also attached to star.
The Hollywod Reporter also reports that screenwriter Holly Brix will get first crack at adapting the comic book into a big-screen movie for Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures. Platinum Studios and Top Cow Productions will produce alongside the veteran Hurd’s company.
Kitamura’s first American film was the Lionsgate-torpedoed “Midnight Meat Train”, a horror movie that,
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Ryuhei Kitamura to Direct Magdalena
21 July 2009 7:11 PM, PDT
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According to Variety Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures and Platinum Studios have tapped Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train) to direct Magdalena. The film is based on a comicbook character from Top Cow.
Holly Brix will be writing the screenplay. Starring in the film will be Jenna Dewan (Magdalena) and Luke Goss.
The Magdelena character first came on the comicbook scene in 1998. She is a descendant of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Magdalena can look into the heart of humans and offer them the choice of redeeming their sins.
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